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here in congress what we need now are not more words, what we need is action. we must take action to protect our children from harm to preserve the safety of our schools and to keep our community safe. we must take action so that we can tell our children that we are doing everything in ure power to prevent -- in our power to prevent these tragedies from ever happening again. this morning you will be hearing from members of colleagues. steny hoyer. he may not be able to stay here the entire time with us. as we know, as the president said on sunday night, we can't tolerate this anymore. these tragedies must end and to end them we must change. in congress we're blessed with the leadership of congresswoman carolyn mccarthy. she's brought to this debate her own loss in the senseless tragedy, her own experience as a healthcare professional, and her own even handedness to help make that change with legislation to help ban assault weapons. thank you, carolyn, for your leadership and for the inspiration you are to all of us. today, i'm pleased to announce that congressm
here in congress what we need now are not more words, what we need is action. we must take action to protect our children from harm to preserve the safety of our schools and to keep our community safe. we must take action so that we can tell our children that we are doing everything in ure power to prevent -- in our power to prevent these tragedies from ever happening again. this morning you will be hearing from members of colleagues. steny hoyer. he may not be able to stay here the entire time...
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he says there's an explanation for his client's actions. >>> and the monkey's owner, what she's saying about the unusual pet that was wandering around the ikea parking lot. ,0 look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. >>> stocks edging higher extending their winning trek has investors waiting for fuzz from the federal re serve. wall street is watching for developments from budget talks in washington. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is currently up 18. the nasdaq and s&p are also up slightly. >>> today is the second day of a two-day
he says there's an explanation for his client's actions. >>> and the monkey's owner, what she's saying about the unusual pet that was wandering around the ikea parking lot. ,0 look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for...
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so now they are thinking about taking legal action aimed at shutting down that bike lane. >>> there is a new development in the central subway project. the chronicle reports that muni is ready abandon plans to big up parts of columbus avenue. muni wanted to do that to remove drills machines after the project. some neighbors didn't like that and filed a lawsuit. muni says it will remove the machines near the abandoned pagot -- pagota theater. >>> bank of america is putting off monthly fees because they are testing a new fee structure in arizona, georgia and massachusetts. it's been charging between $6 and $25 a month depending upon the level of service and type of account. the paper says the new fees will not be put into place nationally until late next year. >>> the pope is joining the twitter nation. the vatican announced today that pop benedict will soon have his own -- pope benedict will soon start to tweet december 12th. he will be doing it in six lanks. languages. his twitter handle will be -- he already has 80,000 followers and doesn't start tweeting yet. >>> detroit's mayor is i
so now they are thinking about taking legal action aimed at shutting down that bike lane. >>> there is a new development in the central subway project. the chronicle reports that muni is ready abandon plans to big up parts of columbus avenue. muni wanted to do that to remove drills machines after the project. some neighbors didn't like that and filed a lawsuit. muni says it will remove the machines near the abandoned pagot -- pagota theater. >>> bank of america is putting off...
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this morning -- citigroup says it will cut thousands of jobs but it's not saying when it will take action. the bank does say 11,000 jobs will be eliminated and it plans to close some of the branches. no specifics have been released on which branches will be impacted. but citi says the changes will help save money this year and more in 2013. >>> president obama is expected to announce his nominees for secretary of defense and secretary of state. that's according to white house sources. reportedly, former republican senator, chuck hagel is on the short list for secretary of defense to replace leon panetta who is stepping down. another top contender, john kerry. but the president is also considering to replace hillary clinton with john considerry. susan rice for the united nations, she is still facing opposition because of statements she made about the libyan attack. >>> president obama is meeting with two different groups today. both have concerns about the fiscal cliff crisis. he will lead with the ceos of business leaders and then later, he will meet with native- american tribal leaders.
this morning -- citigroup says it will cut thousands of jobs but it's not saying when it will take action. the bank does say 11,000 jobs will be eliminated and it plans to close some of the branches. no specifics have been released on which branches will be impacted. but citi says the changes will help save money this year and more in 2013. >>> president obama is expected to announce his nominees for secretary of defense and secretary of state. that's according to white house sources....
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the president wants action to keep children safe. we have an update on breaking news out of ridgefield, connecticut. that's a town 20 miles south of newtown. a lockdown on ridgefield schools this morning has been lifted. the lockdown lasted for about two hours after reports of a suspicious person near the branchville train station seen carrying anitem that looked like a -- carrying an item that looked like a rifle. that's near a school i attended many years ago. police found no threat and students are returning back to class. >>> well, the connecticut shooting has made bay area students fear for their own child's safety. tara moriarty is live in san francisco to tell us how school officials are taking precautions to make sure schools and the children are safe. tara? >> reporter: well, the perimeter around dr. williams' cobb elementary school, is pretty guarded. gates are extremely high. there is a sign asking visitors to check in. there are even security cameras. but if an intruder wants to get in, it is questionable how far they cou
the president wants action to keep children safe. we have an update on breaking news out of ridgefield, connecticut. that's a town 20 miles south of newtown. a lockdown on ridgefield schools this morning has been lifted. the lockdown lasted for about two hours after reports of a suspicious person near the branchville train station seen carrying anitem that looked like a -- carrying an item that looked like a rifle. that's near a school i attended many years ago. police found no threat and...
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. >>> well, the fiscal cliff is looming unless congress takes action to avoid it. coming up at 7:15, the number of california defense department jobs that could be lost if automatic trick -- automatic tax cuts are formed. >>> bill clinton says he's not sure if hillary clinton will run for president. she said she does not want to continue a secretary of state for president obama's second term. she said she wants to focus on issues to -- that are important to women. >>> let's see what tara is seeing on 880. >> we have a lot of traffic on pinole and then past the golden gate gate. we're in berkeley/emeryville. we have a traffic issue in here. 280, northbound towards santa clara, looking pretty bad. give yourself extra time. let's check in with steve. >>> tara, thank you. there's definitely some breaks in the clouds. jive seen gusts to 25 miles per hour. i dent think this -- i've seen gusts to 25 miles per hour. i don't think this -- this breeze can helpster things up a little bit. still some low clouds around. i'm seeing breaks in the clouds for san jose. kind of a co
. >>> well, the fiscal cliff is looming unless congress takes action to avoid it. coming up at 7:15, the number of california defense department jobs that could be lost if automatic trick -- automatic tax cuts are formed. >>> bill clinton says he's not sure if hillary clinton will run for president. she said she does not want to continue a secretary of state for president obama's second term. she said she wants to focus on issues to -- that are important to women. >>>...
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this is the bay bridge action you can see traffic moving into san francisco at this hour and in the south bay, 280, this is near san jose you can see traffic on the right there toward highway 17, also looking good. 7:37. let's head over to steve. >> thank you. a very good morning. some sun out there. clouds are slowly increasing. it's cold out there. the pattern is changing. it makes sense that we might get two or three weeks of weather but a series cutoff to the main jet stream is what is moving into our picture. there might be another one next tuesday or thursday but they're not very strong but there's a lot of cold air coming in. also patchy fog this morning mainly north and also east. partly sunny and partly cloudy for awhile but then we'll go mostly cloudy. it's cold out there and clouds will increase throughout the day. rain develops. maybe more likely tonight into early tomorrow morning and it will favor areas to the north and also along the coast to the bay. if there's enough moisture we could see the snow of around 2500 feet. lots of 30s 39, oakland, and up here at clear lake 33
this is the bay bridge action you can see traffic moving into san francisco at this hour and in the south bay, 280, this is near san jose you can see traffic on the right there toward highway 17, also looking good. 7:37. let's head over to steve. >> thank you. a very good morning. some sun out there. clouds are slowly increasing. it's cold out there. the pattern is changing. it makes sense that we might get two or three weeks of weather but a series cutoff to the main jet stream is what...
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police closed off a portion of the area and had to evacuate residents action five and a half pounds of tnt was recovered and that amount could have potentially caused a lot of damage. >> officials connecticut are asking well wishers to hold off on sending gifts rather to the community. since the shooting at the school tens of thousands of toys, and other gifts have been going in to the community from all over the world. officials say they are deeply grateful but can't manage so many items. they say once they process everything they will let the public know the best ways to help. >>> in response to the sandy hook shooting guns for gross groceries program was held earlier than planned. long lines of cars and people waited to turn in their guns to officials yesterday. the event was first scheduled for mayn. run they got a gift certificate to a grocery store. more than 2,000 firearms were collected and $100,000 in gift cards handed out. >>> a new york newspaper is drawing heavy criticism for publishing the names and addresses of hand gun permit holders. they put a map showing the names and
police closed off a portion of the area and had to evacuate residents action five and a half pounds of tnt was recovered and that amount could have potentially caused a lot of damage. >> officials connecticut are asking well wishers to hold off on sending gifts rather to the community. since the shooting at the school tens of thousands of toys, and other gifts have been going in to the community from all over the world. officials say they are deeply grateful but can't manage so many...
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students' safety and take those precautions necessary to ensure that safety. >> i appreciate their actions. i want them to lock the school down an have security on campus. i want them to be very safe. the person who -- the person who did this should be punished. >> reporter: the superintendent the mt. diablo school district has a -- says a full investigation has been launched with the police. the police are working with the school district's company to track down where that prank call came from and hold that person who made the call responsible. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's bring you up to date with some of the other top stories. the schools in newtown are open again except for sandy hook elementary. people filed in this church again, another young shooting victim is being laid to rest. >>> in washington, how john boehner announced he's pushing forward with a plan-b just in case he and president obama can't reach a deal on how to avoid the fiscal cliff. his plan-b would go up for any of those earning less than a million dollars a year. the white house said the speaker's pla
students' safety and take those precautions necessary to ensure that safety. >> i appreciate their actions. i want them to lock the school down an have security on campus. i want them to be very safe. the person who -- the person who did this should be punished. >> reporter: the superintendent the mt. diablo school district has a -- says a full investigation has been launched with the police. the police are working with the school district's company to track down where that prank...
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in terms of the suits by willie brown, he's donated about 50 suits available online for an online action. the website is sfgoodwill.org. back out here live, if you do make it out here today, not only will you be helping out so many people, you will be getting something in return. the first 400 people who come here and donate goods, they will get free movie tickets or free tickets to the san francisco zoo. overall, a good cause all around. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, brian. >>> 7:37. a heads up for commuters in san francisco. muni reports that the powell street cable car line will remain out of service this morning. >> the problem, a defective piece of cable. transit officials say motor coach shuttles are being used as a backup. >>> a san francisco cab company is offering free cab rides this new year's eve. luxor cabs will give a free ride home to people leaving bars and restaurants. you must mention berg industry lawyers to get a free ride. only fares under $35 will be free. >> and there are police officers out there tonight. they will be watching. >> yes. >> so be
in terms of the suits by willie brown, he's donated about 50 suits available online for an online action. the website is sfgoodwill.org. back out here live, if you do make it out here today, not only will you be helping out so many people, you will be getting something in return. the first 400 people who come here and donate goods, they will get free movie tickets or free tickets to the san francisco zoo. overall, a good cause all around. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank...
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you can expect chains action the entire weekend. this is the second in three storms, one yesterday, one today, one tomorrow. this is when we expect the heaviest rain this morning for today and then tomorrow, it's going to be the all day event. between ten and three is when the heaviest rain will fall. i see rain continuing into about sunset. here is a look at the extended forecast. temperatures will stay similar to what we had yes. low 50s right now. 50s in the afternoon. more of the same on sunday. we get one break on christmas eve, the next chance of rain on christmas night. back to you. >> some parts of the sierra will get a lot of snow. some could get up to five now feet. all that great news for skiers but look at those roadways. you can see the caltrans road crews trying to clear that up for us this morning. not a lot of traffic on the road right now and that's probably a good thing. as rosemary said chains. all vehicles from one mile east -- be are going to need to put on the chains. here is a look at what drivers were dealing
you can expect chains action the entire weekend. this is the second in three storms, one yesterday, one today, one tomorrow. this is when we expect the heaviest rain this morning for today and then tomorrow, it's going to be the all day event. between ten and three is when the heaviest rain will fall. i see rain continuing into about sunset. here is a look at the extended forecast. temperatures will stay similar to what we had yes. low 50s right now. 50s in the afternoon. more of the same on...